Workshop on Workflows Announced

The Blue Waters sustained petascale computing project is sponsoring a free Workflows Workshop at several locations in the USA. According to the announcement, the workshops will include “… a general session on the value of workflows and how they can enhance research productivity,” followed by “… presentations and hands-on sessions with six different workflows.” The announcement goes on to say: “The objective is to assist the community in understanding the capabilities of these various workflows and to get people started with their usage.”

Host sites of the workshop include:

• Geogia State University
• NCSA (University of Illinois)
• Michigan State University
• Oklahoma State University
• Purdue University
• Stanford University
• Texas Tech University
• UCLA
• University of Kentucky
• University of Houston
• University of Utah
• University of Wyoming

See the XSEDE website for information on registering for a Workflows Workshop. Registration closes on August 2, but capacity is limited at many of the venues, so some spots might fill up sooner.